# Hodges (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hodges/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 70,223 |
| US rank (2010) | 471 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 4,397 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.0% (68,868 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Hodge, from the given name Roger + patronymic suffix -s.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hodges in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 73% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 21% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hodges in the United States, Australia and the Kingdom of Great Britain.

## People named Hodges

- David Hodges, American musician (born 1978)
- Johnny Hodges, American alto saxophonist (1907–1970)
- Chelsea Hodges, Australian swimmer
- William Hodges, British artist (1744-1797)
- Craig Hodges, American basketball player-coach
- Jim Hodges, 114th Governor of South Carolina (born 1956)
- Eddie Hodges, American actor
- Kaneaster Hodges Jr., American politician (1938–2022)
- Roneeka Hodges, American basketball player (born 1982)
- Luther H. Hodges, American politician (1898-1974)
- Albert Hodges, American chess champion (1861–1944)
- Thomas Hodges, Australian volleyball player

and 1 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Hedges, Hutchison, Hitchcock, Hutcheson, Hotchkiss, Hathcock, Hodzic, Hedgecock, Heathcock, Haithcock, Hadzic.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.